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Wednesday, January 10, 2018

DENR 13 takes over management of clonal nursery
from ERDB

BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 10 – The Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Caraga has taken over the management
of the Macro-somatic Clonal Nursery Facilities at Sitio Bood, in Barangay
Pinamanculan, Butuan City from the Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau
(ERDB) in a simple turn-over ceremony held at the nursery compound on January
9.

The ERDB representative and head of the Research
Cluster Center in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Forester Conrado B. Marquez
handed over the important documents, including responsibilities to the DENR
Caraga assistant regional director for Technical Services Maritess M. Ocampo,
in behalf of OIC-regional director Charlie E. Fabre.

Also present as witnesses were the DENR Caraga
Chief of Planning and Management Division Antonieta Jurado and the Chief of the
Conservation and Development Division (CDD) Nilda Ebron, the head of the clonal
facility Rustum A. Aguilos and forester Rommel Arbolonio, who was expected to
take over the supervision of the operation of the clonal facility.

In his remark, Marquez said the ERDB will continue
to back up the new management staff of the facility even after the turn over
until such time the DENR Caraga can fully handle the operation on technology
development.

Marquez said the ERDB shall always honor the
commitment to support the DENR being a primary stakeholder.

The clonal nursery facility can produce 300,000
clonal seedlings at a given time. It has a bamboo development facility
developed by the ERDS.

Meanwhile, Ocampo said the DENR shall continue to
improve the facility despite its limited budget for the operation. “We can put
an additional budget for maintenance and improvement of the clonal
nursery," she said.

The Bood Clonal Facilities was established 18 years
ago by DENR Caraga through the Ecosystem Research and Development Service and
First District Representative Leovigildo Banaag.

The tree seedlings planted by the previous DENR
Secretaries such as Bebeth Gozun, Lito Atienza and several members of the
Society of Foresters who came to Butuan City are now full-grown trees.

The city government of Butuan headed by former
mayor Ferdinand Amante, Jr. through an approved Sanguniang Panglunsod (SP)
resolution, has donated the 7,500 square-meters land where the clonal nursery
is situated. (HFGallego, DENR-Caraga/PIA-Caraga)